First, let me start by saying, if you have been holding out on getting
this kit because of the issues reported in the past, well hold out no
longer! PES has really delivered here. The fit is even better
than the first generation kit (G1). A custom intake manifold has
been manufactured to bolt the SC directly into the intake. They did
an EXTREMELY high quality and a superb job on the design/manufacturing of
this piece. I suggest pointing your web browser here
if you want to see how it was made. The
new kit eliminates 95% of the noise the G1 had. It doesn't sound any
louder than an S4 with an intake. There is a slight whine
under WOT and it sounds cool. G2 also retains the stock air box so
you have cooler air for your intake. The
engine management software also has been refined (GIAC) for better air/fuel
delivery. The rich running condition G1 had in the past is nowhere
even near what G2 is like. G2 still does run a smidge on the rich
side, but I'm not blowing black smoke anymore like I had been under
WOT. The drivability of the car is the same as G1 with the exception
that it does feel a bit quicker off the line and top end seems to pull
better from 80-130mph. The oil
recirculation/blow by is now reverted back to stock configuration so the
engine doesn't have a chance at losing any oil.

290+
Hp!!

Quite
possibly one of the coolest things about this kit is the custom intake
manifold. A true piece of machinist art, it could easily pass for
a factory OEM piece. The runners have been cast near smooth
already and the fuel injector holes are machined to such exact precision, this
piece is really extraordinary. It bolts on to the engine
perfectly. The guys at PES really deserve a pat on the back for
this intake manifold design. The supercharger used in the kit is an
Eaton roots type blower. If you'd like to read more about
the supercharger itself, point your browser here.

Directions
came with a CD-Rom this time as well as a black and white printed
manual. I printed the color pictures from the CD to use
for my install, it made life easier. The install takes about 8
hours with some assistance from a friend.
There are a few times when someone else is needed i.e. tightening/loosening the power steering pump bolts and putting the new
bracket on the power steering pump. If you try to do this alone,
I recommend having someone that can stop on by and help you out with
those tasks. Installation was pretty much
straight forward. Everything was pretty easy with the exception
of the power steering bracket change and the idler pulley. There are a few areas you
should be careful to watch out for that the manual doesn't mention.1st Area -- The power steering pump
hose gets replaced with different VW/Audi one. It has a bend and
it loops around. The thing to watch out for is when you
re-assemble it, that the hose is not kinked prohibiting PS fluid to
the pump. 2nd Area -- When removing the stock
intake manifold, try to lift up as straight as possible. There
are 2 nylon aligning pins that are screwed into the block. Both of
mine snapped off when I pulled mine off. This isn't a problem
except for the one on the driver's side of the engine. The PES
intake requires a bolt to run through there. If this happens, do
what I did, and drill it out. The trick though is to have a
friend run a vacuum while you drill at SLOW speed to get it out.
If you go fast it won't get you a good result and you have a chance at
damaging the threads in the hole. 3rd Area -- The manual does mention to
not let anything fall in the intake ports when you remove the
manifold. But there was so much dust and grit built up around
the holes that I used a vacuum and sucked it all up before I went to
install the new one. I was even extra pre-cautious and stuck my
vacuum hose down the intake port to suck anything that might have
gotten in there out. 4th Area -- The plastic
crossover/crank case vent hose. It's made out of BRITTLE
plastic. It's also a royal pain to get it come off it's
fittings. I cracked it accidentally. It's cheap to
replace, but this hose has very little flex and play to it. Be
extremely cautious. If you do snap it, others have
successfully repaired it with common heater hose. About
5/8" should work. Just slip it over the hose and clamp it
down with some hose clamps

FACTS, TIDBITS, AND OTHER
RAMBLINGS

This kit develops
7.5-8 lbs of boost as opposed to G1 which had about 6 lbs. I am really impressed with the 80-130mph acceleration in 5th gear. At 130mph,
the engine still had plenty of steam to keep going. Too bad I don't have
better gearing in this car or I'm sure I could hit 170mph in it. What's
nice is the car is so well behaved, you can take a date out in it, but then
really let loose when you need to. I find I need to let loose more often now
;) At the time of this install, I have
37,000 miles on the car. I put over 20,000 miles on the car with G1. My
car now has over 80,000 miles on it as of 9-25-03.

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-- UPDATES --

PES has issued
some slight updates to G2, and only for the better. The kit is now coming
with a Gator-Back serpentine belt. It has some more grab on the pulleys. Some people
had slight issues with the belt not gripping the
power steering pulley strong enough and it would slip. They also added
another tensioner pulley to put more force on the belt for the same
reason. The supercharger now has a slightly larger pulley to effectively
reduce boost down to 7.5 lbs. 10.5 was what it was prior, a bit higher than what they had
wanted on the engine. That level of boost is pretty high for a normally
aspirated engine
without an intercooler. -07/21/01 - A revised chip has been
released. The best to date. This software update uses the stock fuel
pressure regulator instead of the rising rate one originally included in the
kit. The issue with the rising rate FPR was that between shifts, you would
lose boost pressure and also lose pressure to the FPR. When you finish
shifting, and slam back on the throttle again, there is a hesitation slightly in
the power because the car isn't getting the fuel it needs. The stock FPR
maintains the same amount of fuel through all ranges of vacuum to full boost so
you don't have that problem. Between shifts now, the hesitation is
eliminated. Initially I'd say this is the most powerful smoothest chip to
date. They were able to tweak the fuel and timings maps to run a bit more
timing now so the car has some more power. I'm loving my car all over
again now. If you haven't updated your software yet, do it now! It
really makes a good difference.
-04/10/02 - I now have 65,000 miles on the car and it
is still running like a champ. Make sure to check the supercharger oil
every 6000 miles and top it up if you haven't been. Mine recently was a
little low and I have no apparent signs of leaks or seepage. I'm sure it
consumes some oil as it runs. The oil you can get either from a Ford or GM
dealer. They use Eaton superchargers on some of their cars so the oil is
the same stuff, just doesn't say Eaton on it.
-05/10/02 - It's time for me to replace my
serpentine belt. I found the belt at a local auto parts store. If
you go to www.goodyear.com and go to
gatorback belts, then click on dealer locator you should be able to find one
in your area. The PART # is 4060775 (6PK1970) and shows routing
for for a Ford 3.8 and GM 3.4, costs about $30.
-01/10/03 - New Software available. More than
likely you will need to have them send you a new encryption module in addition
to the EEPROM so it will work. It has bumped idle up about 100 RPM, and
added a few degrees of timing, and ~10% more fuel above 4000 RPM. The idle
is the main reason I wanted this chip. A few people had some problems
before where the car could stall when coming down to an idle because it would
dip to low. Not a big deal, just an annoyance. This fixed that for
me.

Supercharger Oil Part Numbers

Ford

E9SZ-19577-A

GM

1234-5982

Please email me if you feel I
left important information out of the G2 setup. I will get it to you.